Thales’ TopFlight FMS provides pilots with reliable navigational information, displayed in a simple manner – suited to heavy air traffic conditions.
Microsoft, SAP join forces to drive digital transformation in the cloud
Through this unique partnership, the companies will co-engineer and go to market together with solutions, as well as provide joint support services to customers.
Dubai Customs’ Smart Refund initiative backs Expo 2020, AI efforts
The Smart Refund initiative has also reduced costs by 80 percent, leading to AED 23.5m in savings, and 99 percent client satisfaction.
UAE spotlights smart tech at 46th National Day celebrations
The UAE’s vision for self-driving vehicles, smart robots and futuristic transport modes were all discussed during the event.
Apple rushes iOS 11.2 release as iPhone glitch hits users worldwide
Faced with an onslaught of complaints, Apple has released iOS 11.2 in response to the issue, which includes a number of new features to address the glitch.
Mighty Systems flaunts new tax automation offering for GCC
The role out of the OneVat software solution will take place over the next month in the UAE and KSA, with future plans to expand across the GCC region.
GE’s Bill Ruh: ‘Digital transformation cannot be subjective’
Tahawul Tech caught up with Bill Ruh, GE’s first ever appointed chief digital officer, to find out what it takes to head up the digital strategy of a 125-year old multinational conglomerate.
Souq’s White Friday sale shifts 18 items per second
The White Friday online shopping event extended across four days, and over 70 percent of customers shopped through mobile devices across the region.
Online sales see 237% increase on Black Friday 2016: Criteo
“The influx of buyers who utilised online platforms to complete their purchases produced a 237% increase in total online sales in MEA,” says Henke.
Ding, Asia Express Exchange to offer mobile top-up services in Oman
Through the partnership, Ding and Asia Express Exchange will Oman’s residents to transfer mobile recharge to their friends and families back home.
Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than Oman, Bahrain
Bahrain and Oman generate 27.8 TWh and 29.6 TWh of energy per year. Bitcoin, however, generates the most of them all – with a 30.25 TWh reading per year.
Innovation is responsibility of senior execs only, say 60% of UAE managers
Nearly 3 in 4 managers and 2 in 3 junior staff describe the companies they work for as innovative, but 60 percent of managers believe that innovation is a responsibility only of senior executives.
AW Rostamani’s Shift Technologies, Google seal cloud partnership
UAE-based company Shift Technologies will now be able to provide customers with access to Google Cloud’s artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and data analytics services.
Tech will create more jobs than it will destroy in energy sector: survey
The survey was released on the eve of the Oman Energy Forum, which seeks to explore how the future of work will be impacted by digital disruption.